HH the Amir and the President of Uzbekistan also awarded Clare Rewcastle Brown and Phil Mason with the Innovation/Investigative Journalism Award and awarded Shantanu Guha Rai and Waihiga Mwaura with the Safguarding Sports from Corruption Award, as well as awarded Jose Ugaz with the Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement Award.
Marking the occasion, the President of Uzbekistan delivered a speech, in which he congratulated the winners of the award and praised those in charge of it. Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of Peace Operations at the UN in New York Alexandre Zouev and UN Special Advocate on the Prevention of Corruption HE Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri also gave speeches. Earlier, HH the Amir and the President of Uzbekistan unveiled the 7th edition of the award monument in Tashkent City Park. The ceremony was attended by members of the official delegation accompanying HH the Amir, a number of ministers of Uzbekistan, members of the high-level committee and the assessment advisory board of the award, as well as a number of previous award winners, senior officials and the ceremony guests.